I came accross this about 1 month ago, it was between the 9500ix and the V1, I decided to go with the escort simply because it has GPS so it picks up known speed traps, along with red light cameras, and laser also the setting from auto, auto nox, and highway is really nice if your driving around town or in the city. most of my friends have V1 and after seeing the performance in this there are a few switching over. hope this helps